StartupGrind

Startup Grind is a global startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs. It is powered by Google for Entrepreneurs. We host monthly events in 250 cities and 100 countries featuring successful local founders, innovators, educators and investors who share personal stories and lessons learned on the road to building great companies.

Startup Grind is a connected online and offline network of vibrant startup communities to help fuel innovation, economic growth and prosperity at the local level. While Startup Grind was founded in Palo Alto, California, our extended network of Startup Grind chapters are located around the world. Start a Chapter in your city or school!

Our Values

We believe in making friends, not contacts. We believe in giving, not taking. We believe in helping others before helping yourself. We are truly passionate about helping founders, entrepreneurs and startups succeed. We intend to make their startup journey less lonely, more connected and more memorable.

Margarita Hakobyan

About Me

Margarita Hakobyan is a businesswoman and an entrepreneur that is addicted to creating. Graduated with bachelor's degree from the University of Utah with a concentration in International Studies and a Masters Degree also from the University of Utah with a degree in International Business. Founder of MoversCorp.com and Solopreneur

My blog posts

One of the biggest challenges for a startup is to accomplish its lofty goals with limited resources. Finding a way to get from Point A to Point B without crashing and burning can be a tall order for the owner.

Today’s gig-based economy is encouraging more and more individuals with part-time or full-time jobs to discover hobbies that provide a source of side income. In a way, these hobbies operate as mini-businesses, taking up a few hours of extra work every week and also providing you with another source of revenue.

As you consider starting your first business, you should be looking at the costs of running a company. There are some obvious things most people will consider: the cost of rent in their area, the cost of inventory, the manufacturing costs of their products. But there are a number of factors that many first time entrepreneurs forget to factor in.

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Startup Grind

Startup Grind is a global startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs.